On 12 May 2004 20:32:54 GMT, (BUFDRVR) wrote:

Not 100% accurate. The convention contains the "Law of Reciprocity" (did I
spell that right?) which says if one party violates part of the articles, the
opposing side is free to violate that article as well. Kind of an "eye for an
eye" rule.

'Eye for an eye' (that is, reprisal) is prohibited by Article 33 of
Convention IV: " No protected person may be punished for an offence he
or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise
all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited. Pillage
is prohibited. Reprisals against protected persons and their property
are prohibited."

It's even more explicitly codified in Protocol I Additional (and yes,
I know America's relationship to that protocol).

Scott